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Daan and Other Giving Traditions in India-Final.Qxd Daan and Other Giving Traditions in India THE FORGOTTEN POT OF GOLD SANJAY AGARWAL Daan and Other Giving Traditions in India THE FORGOTTEN POT OF GOLD SANJAY AGARWAL Dedicated to Sh. Shekhar Agarwal, my brother, Guru, guardian, and friend, who first showed me the path of daan Published by AccountAidTM India 55-B, Pocket C, Siddharth Extension, New Delhi - 110014, India Phone No.: +91-11-2634 3852, +91-11-2634 3128 [email protected] www.accountaid.net First Edition: Delhi, 2010 Copyright © Sanjay Agarwal Price: `500 All rights reserved. Without limiting the rights under copyright reserved above, no part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in or introduced into a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means (electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise), without the prior written permission of the copyright owner of this book. While the greatest care has been taken in writing this book, no responsibility can be accepted by the publisher for the accuracy of the information presented. Daan and Other Giving Traditions in India ISBN 978-81-910854-0-2 Design and Layout: Moushumi De Illustrations: Mridula Sharma Printed at: PRINTWORKS, F-25, Okhla Industrial Area, Phase 1, New Delhi Contents at a Glance Foreword 09 Preface 14 I. Introduction 18 II. Daan and Utsarg (Hindu) 21 III. Sadaqa and Zakaat (Islam) 63 IV. Charity and Tithe (Christian) 71 V. Sewa and Daswandh (Sikh) 78 VI. Daan (Bauddh) 80 VII. Daan (Jain) 97 VIII. Other Traditions 102 IX. Leveraging Traditional Giving 106 Appendices 111 Works Cited 168 Notes 177 Index 229 Detailed Contents Foreword by Priya Viswanath 09 Foreword by Mark Sidel 12 Preface 14 Acknowledgements 16 I. Introduction 18 II. Daan and Utsarg (Hindu) 21 Daan 22 Classification 22 Defining Daan 25 The Essence of Daan 26 Dakshina and Other Impostors 29 Basic Principles 30 For Your Own Sake 30 A Suitable Recipient 30 02 Giving Respectfully 32 Irreversible 33 Importance of Daan 33 The Fourth Pillar 35 Awareness of Daan Traditions 35 Daan in Folk Tales 38 Daan Veer: The Extremist in Daan 39 Daan: Ceremonies 41 Cheating in Daan 42 THE FORGOTTEN POT OF GOLD How Much? 43 Daan: Forms 46 A. Maha Daan 47 B. Motif based 48 C. Other Daan 53 Utsarg: Forms and Ceremonies 54 1. Jalaashay (jlazy)54 2. Vrikshaaropan and Aaram (v&]araep[, Aaram)56 Daan and Other Giving Traditions in India 3. Ashraya and Pratishraya (Aaïy, àitïy)59 4. Arogya Daan (AaraeGy dan)60 5. Devalaya (devaly)60 Special Occasions 60 Parv Daan (pvR dan)61 Vaar Daan (var dan)61 Nakshatra Daan (n]Ç dan)61 Tithi Daan (itiw dan)61 Aaturkalik (Aatur kailk)61 Special Places 62 III. Sadaqa and Zakaat (Islam) 63 Sadaqa (sdˆk:)63 Benefits of Sadaqa 64 Khums (ˆouMs)66 Khums among Shia 67 Zakaat (ˆjkat)68 Use of Zakaat Funds 69 Zakaat-ul-Fitr 69 03 IV. Charity and Tithe (Christian) 71 Voluntary Charity 71 Tithe (qa#d)74 Use of Tithe 76 V. Sewa and Daswandh (Sikh) 78 Sikh Tradition of Charity 78 Sewa (seva)78 Daswandh (dSv<x)79 Langar (l<gr)79 VI. Daan (Bauddh) 80 Importance of Daan 80 Forms of Daan 83 Donors 86 Recipients 89 Rules of Daan 91 Encouraging Daan 92 THE FORGOTTEN POT OF GOLD Daan and Other Giving Traditions in India VII. Daan (Jain) 97 Jain Concept of Daan 97 Forms of Daan 99 VIII. Other Traditions 102 Philanthropy (Parsi) 102 Huququ'llah (Baha’i) 103 Ayyam-i-Ha (AYyam-@-ha) 103 Huququ'llah (÷ˆkªˆk…‘ah) 103 Baha’i (bha$) Funds 104 Socio-economic Development Funds 105 IX. Leveraging Traditional Giving 106 Resilience of Traditions 106 Motivating the Orthodox 107 1. Partnering with Religious or Traditional Institutions 107 2. Adapting Traditional Symbols and Ideas 108 3. Leveraging Traditional Giving Communities 108 New Tricks with Old Money 108 The Future of Philanthropy in India 110 04 Appendices 111 Appendix 1: Sixteen Maha Daan 112 1. Tula Purush Daan (tula pué; dan) 112 2. Hiranyagarbh Daan (ihr{y gÉR dan) 113 3. Brahmand Daan (äüa{f dan) 113 4. Kalp Padap Daan (kLp padp dan) 113 5. Gau Sahasra Daan (gaE shö dan) 114 6. Hiranya Kaam Dhenu Daan (ihr{y kam xenu dan) 114 THE FORGOTTEN POT OF GOLD 7. Hiranya Ashv Daan (ihr{y Añ dan) 114 8. Hiranya Ashv Rath Daan (ihr{y Añ rw dan) 115 9. Hem Hasti Rath Daan (hem hiSt rw dan) 115 10. Panch Laangalak Daan (p la<glk dan) 115 11. Dhara Daan (xra dan) 116 12. Vishvachakra Daan (ivñ c³ dan) 116 13. Kalp Lata Daan (kLp lta dan) 116 14. Sapt Sagar Daan (sÝ sagr dan) 116 15. Ratn Dhenu Daan (rÆ xenu dan) 117 16. Mahabhutghat Daan (mhaÉUt"q dan) 117 Daan and Other Giving Traditions in India Appendix 2: Ten Maha Daan 118 1. Suvarn Maha Daan (suv[R mha dan) 118 2. Ashw Maha Daan (Añ mha dan) 120 3. Til Maha Daan (itl mha dan) 120 4. Gaj Daan (gj dan) 120 5. Daasi Daan (dasI dan) 121 6. Rath Maha Daan (rw mha dan) 121 7. Mahee (Bhoomi) Daan (mhI dan) 122 8. Grih Daan (g&h dan) 122 9. Kanya Daan (kNya dan) 124 10. Kapila Daan (kipla dan) 124 Appendix 3: Forms of Dhenu Daan 125 1. Gud Dhenu (gufˆ xenuu) 125 2. Til Dhenu (itl xenuu) 125 3. Ghrit Dhenu ("&t xenu) 125 4. Jal Dhenu (jl xenuu) 125 5. Ksheer Dhenu (]Ir xenuu) 126 6. Dadhi Dhenu (dix xenuu) 126 7. Madhu Dhenu (mxu xenu) 126 8. Ras Dhenu (rs xenuu) 126 05 9. Sharkara Dhenu (zkRra xenuu) 126 10. Karpas Dhenu (kapaRs xenuu) 127 11. Lavan Dhenu (lv[ xenuu) 127 12. Dhanya Dhenu (xaNy xenuu) 127 13. Suvarn Dhenu (suv[R xenuu) 127 14. Swarooptah Dhenu Daan (Svêpt> xenu dan) 127 a. Ubhayatomukhi Gau Daan (%ÉytaemuoI gaE dan) 128 b. Vaitarnee Gau Daan (vEtr[I gaE dan) 128 c. Vrishabh Daan (v&;É dan) 128 Appendix 4: Making a Dhenu Motif 130 Appendix 5: Parvat Daan 132 1. Dhanya Shail or Parvat (xaNy zEl ya pvRt) 132 2. Lavananchal (lv[acl) 133 3. Gud Parvat (gufˆ pvRt) 133 4. Suvarnachal (suv[aRcl) 134 5. Til Shail (itl zEl) 134 6. Karpas Parvat (kapaRs pvRt) 135 THE FORGOTTEN POT OF GOLD Daan and Other Giving Traditions in India 7. Ghritachal ("&tacl) 135 8. Ratn Shail (rÆ zEl) 135 9. Rajat Shail (rjt zEl) 136 10. Sharkarachal (zkRracl) 136 Appendix 6: Meru Daan 137 1. Ratn Meru (rÆ meé) 137 2. Suvarn Meru (suv[R meé) 137 3. Rajat Meru (rjt meé) 137 4. Bhoomi Meru (ÉUim meé) 137 5. Hasti Meru (hiSt meé) 137 6. Ashv Meru (Añ meé) 138 7. Gau Meru (gaE meé) 138 8. Vastra Meru (vô meé) 138 9. Aajya Meru (AaJy meé) 138 10. Khaand Meru (oa<f meé) 138 11. Dhanya Meru (xaNy meé) 138 12. Til Meru (itl meé) 138 Appendix 7: Special Forms of Til Daan 139 1. Til Rashi Daan (itl raiz dan) 139 06 2. Til Patra Daan (itl paÇ dan) 139 3. Maha Til Patra Daan (mha itl paÇ dan) 139 4. Til Padm Daan (itl pÒ dan) 139 5. Til Poorn Kamsya Patra Daan (itl pU[R ka<Sy paÇ dan) 141 6. Til Kumbh Daan (itl k…MÉ dan) 141 7. Til Karak Daan (itl krk dan) 142 8. Tilaranjak Daan (itlar<jk dan) 142 9. Til Peeth Daan (itl pIQ dan) 142 10. Til Adarsh Daan (itl AadzR dan) 142 11. Ahamkar Daan (Ah<kar dan) 142 THE FORGOTTEN POT OF GOLD 12. Rudra Ekadash Til Daan (éÔ @kadz itl dan) 143 13. Til Garbh Daan (itl gÉR dan) 143 Appendix 8: Daan of Assorted Items 144 1. Shool Daan (zUl dan) 144 2. Atma Pratikriti Daan (AaTm àitk&&&it dan) 144 3. Kaal Chakra Daan (kal c³ dan) 144 4. Ayushkar Daan (Aayu:kr dan) 144 5. Krishnajin Daan (k&&&:[aijn dan) 144 6. Shayya Daan (zYya dan) 145 Daan and Other Giving Traditions in India 7. Vastra Daan (vô dan) 145 8. Aasan Daan (Aasn dan) 145 9. Patra Daan (paÇ dan) 146 10. Mrittika Bhaand Daan (m&iÄka Éa<f dan) 146 11. Sthali Daan (SwalI dan) 146 12. Vidya Daan (iv*a dan) 146 13. Pustak Daan (puStk dan) 147 14. Chatra Upaanah Daan (DÇ %panh dan) 148 15. Ann Daan (AÚ dan) 148 16. Varshashan Daan (v;aRzn dan) 149 17. Tambool Daan (taMbUl dan) 150 18. Gandh Dravya Daan (g<x ÔVy dan) 150 19. Ratn Daan (rÆ dan) 150 20. Udak Daan (%dk dan) 151 a. Prapa Daan (àpa dan) 151 b. Dharm Ghat Daan (xmR "q dan) 151 c. Ashwatth Seenchan (AñTw sI<<cn) 152 d. Galantika Daan (gl<itka dan) 152 21. Yashti Daan (yiò dan) 152 22. Agneeshtika Daan (AGNaIiòka dan) 152 24. Deep Daan (dIp dan) 152 25. Abhay Daan (AÉy dan) 153 07 26. Panth Upchar (p<w %pcar) 154 27. Gau Paricharya (gaE pircyaR) 154 28. Rog Har Daan (raeghr dan) 155 29. Mesh Daan (me; dan) 155 30. Meshi Daan (me;I dan) 155 31. Mahishi Daan (mih;I dan) 156 32. Aj Daan (Aj dan) 156 Appendix 9: Daan of Ritual Items or Divine Images 157 1. Navgrah Daan (nv¢h dan) 157 2. Dhanad Moorti Daan (xnd mUitR dan) 157 3. Shalagram Daan (zal¢am dan) 157 4. Varah Daan (vrah dan) 157 5. Kaal Purush Daan (kal pué; dan) 157 6. Yam Daan (ym dan) 158 7. Sampatkar Daan (sMpTkr dan) 158 8. Ved Daan (ved dan) 158 9.
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